DJJ utilizes and continues to expand a continuum of services and alternative placements that offer programs and treatments needed to divert youth from further involvement in the justice system, provide appropriate dispositional options for youth under supervision, and enable successful reentry upon committed youth's return to the community. DJJ contracts with Evidence Based Associates (EBA) to serve as the Regional Service Coordinator (RSC) and assist DJJ with building this continuum of services for youth and families.
The work of the RSCs is divided using DJJ’s six administrative regions. The RSCs support DJJ’s continuum of services by managing centralized referrals, service coordination, quality assurance, billing, and reporting. They are responsible for assessing existing programming, developing new service capacity, and selecting and subcontracting with providers. They also are responsible for monitoring the quality of the providers and fidelity to evidence-based practices and programs, completing ongoing service gap analyses, and filling those service gaps. The QA Unit manages the RSC model while also focusing on CSU practice fidelity and providing implementation and operational support. The QA Unit partners with the RSCs to facilitate quality improvement initiatives and technical assistance.
DJJ frequently receives inquiries from agencies interested in doing business with the state and about funding sources for services for juvenile involved in the juvenile justice system. More specifically we receive a high volume of inquiries about becoming or having company names added to an “approved provider” list. All providers through the RSC model must submit an application to request to subcontract with EBA (www.evidencebasedassociates.com).
Any additional questions about business opportunities should be directed to our Procurement Unit.
